I consider Easter, not Christmas, to be the most important holiday in my calendar. My old youth pastor who inspired this shift in thinking had told me, “Yes, Christ’s birth is to be celebrated…but Christianity in its entirety not have existed without His resurrection!”

Today I would like to share with you one of my favorite Cross-themed songs: “The Power of the Cross” — written by Keith Getty and performed by Stuart Townend. I have also included the lyrics below the embedded video.

Oh, to see the dawnOf the darkest day:Christ on the road to Calvary.Tried by sinful men,Torn and beaten, thenNailed to a cross of wood.

This, the power of the cross:Christ became sin for us.Took the blame, bore the wrath—We stand forgiven at the cross.

Oh, to see the painWritten on Your face,Bearing the awesome weight of sin.Every bitter thought,Every evil deedCrowning Your bloodstained brow.

Now the daylight flees,Now the ground beneathQuakes as its Maker bows His head.Curtain torn in two,Dead are raised to life;“Finished!” the victory cry.

Oh, to see my nameWritten in the wounds,For through Your suffering I am free.Death is crushed to death,Life is mine to live,Won through Your selfless love.

This, the power of the cross:Son of God—slain for us.What a love! What a cost!We stand forgiven at the cross.

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